AA Meetings Shouns, TN

Monday AA Meetings in Shouns

Tuesday AA Meetings in Shouns

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Shouns

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Thursday AA Meetings in Shouns

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Friday AA Meetings in Shouns

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Saturday AA Meetings in Shouns

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If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Mountain City, Cove Creek, Damascus, and Sugar Grove

Additional local resources: Shouns NA Meetings | Shouns Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an alcoholic wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Shouns, Tennessee will help them build a support system to help achieve sobriety. You will be welcomed by your peers that have all lived and survived from alcoholism. Their ability to maintain their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Shouns, Tennessee

There are a variety different AA meetings in Shouns, Tennessee. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to join, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting – At these meetings, a member will commonly read out of the Big Book and follow the reading with a discussion amongst its members.

Speaker Meeting – At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly revolves around reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study – An AA step study traditionally focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and may or may not be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A Meditation Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve internal contemplation for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

Traditions AA Meeting – One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and may or may not be followed by a dialogue.

Since each Shouns AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find AA meetings in Shouns that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Shouns, Tennessee, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Shouns, Tennessee

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous have found success through getting involved in the program. If you are attending your first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is smart to accept where you are at with you addiction and admit that you need help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in Shouns get sober, so people are going to be open to helping you not drink too. Stand up, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.